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Why Biden and Most Americans Should Welcome the Latest GDP Report

Despite the Gross Domestic Product growing at a sluggish 1.6 percent rate, the Biden economy still has plenty of zing. read more

A Disturbing Day at the Supreme Court

Plus, dispatches from inside the Trump trial courtroom, the misguided divestment protests, and what we can learn from Polish democracy—all in the April 25, 2024 newsletter. read more

The Divestment Encampments Don’t Make Any Sense

Divestment strategies are inherently weak tools. Many universities, such as Columbia, have already divested from fossil fuel companies, tobacco producers, and anything connected to Sudan to almost no ... read more

Day Five: A Guide to Opening Arguments in the Trump Hush Money Trial

Colangelo called it “the Trump Tower Conspiracy,” a reference to a key meeting in August of 2015 where Trump, Michael Cohen, and David Pecker “formed a conspiracy at that meeting” to “conceal ... read more

Day Six of the Trump Trial: A Bench Slap and Pecker on the Stand

Even lawyers familiar with sharp language from the bench were stunned by it—a calm, reasonable judge giving the lawyer for a former president of the United States a thorough tongue-lashing. read more

Poland Shows That Democracy Can Triumph. Here’s How.

Every country is, of course, unique, but the Polish success underscores common countries and candidates who have succeeded at “winning for democracy.” If anything, Poland’s triumph of democracy did ... read more

Trump Vows to Crush the Civil Service, but He’s Not the First President to Try

Republican presidents have been trying to politicize the federal bureaucracy for decades. It would be hard, but it might be possible for him to pull it off should he have a second term. read more

The 48 Hours When Joe Biden Saved Us From World War III

Plus, inside Day Four of the Trump trial, the Supreme Court takes on homelessness, and Trump’s vow to crush the civil service—all in the April 23, 2024 newsletter. read more

Day Four of the Hush Money Trial: The Judge Tells Donald Trump to Sit Down

Day four of the hush money trial underscored how little control Trump has as both sides get ready for their opening statements. read more

The Supreme Court Takes On Homelessness. What Could Go Wrong?

Today, the justices hear arguments on a Grants Pass, Oregon, municipal ordinance that slaps heavy fines and, if unpaid, criminal penalties on the homeless. read more

As Ukraine Struggles, Fears of Russian Aggression Soar in Poland

An eyewitness report from Poland where the author meets with members of the nation’s political elite, who, like the rest of the Western-leaning nation, is haunted by the specter of Moscow defeating ... read more

Day Three of the Trump Hush Money Trial: We Have a Jury

Voir dire on steroids, "notarizing Trump's tongue," finding a clean bathroom, and other adventures in Manhattan Criminal Court ... read more